<h2>What Accreditation Is and Why It Matters</h2>
Accreditation is the process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education used by the American higher education community. Through accreditation, the higher education community shoulders the responsibility for monitoring the quality of the programs and services of member institutions.
<h3>Institutional Accreditation</h3>
San Joaquin Valley College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the <a title="Click to go to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation website." href="http://www.chea.org/" target="_blank">Council for Higher Education Accreditation</a> and the <a title="Click to go to the U.S. Department of Education website." href="http://www.ed.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Education</a>. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at <a title="Click to go to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges website." href="http://www.accjc.org/" target="_blank">www.accjc.org</a>.
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	<li><a title="View SJVC's 2013 Self-Evaluation Report." href="http://static.sjvc.edu/_downloads/docs/ACCJC2013SelfEvaluationReport2.pdf" target="_blank">View</a> SJVC's 2013 Self-Evaluation Report.</li>
	<li><a title="Download the ACCJC Site Evaluation Report." href="http://static.sjvc.edu/_downloads/docs/ACCJC-Site-Evaluation-Report-03-2013.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> the ACCJC Site Evaluation Report.</li>
	<li><a title="Read the ACCJC Letter Reaffirming SJVC's Accreditation." href="http://static.sjvc.edu/_downloads/docs/ACCJC-Letter-Reaffirm-Accreditation.pdf" target="_blank">Read</a> the ACCJC Letter Reaffirming SJVC's Accreditation.</li>
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<h3>State Approvals</h3>
an Joaquin Valley College is a private institution and is approved to operate as an accredited institution in the state of California by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). BPPE physical address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833; mailing address: P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818; phone (916) 431-6959; toll free (888) 370-7589; fax (916) 263-1897; website: <a title="Click to go to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education website." href="http://www.bppe.ca.gov/" target="_blank">www.bppe.ca.gov</a>.

<a title="View State Approvals for SJVC." href="/state-approvals">View State Approvals for SJVC</a>.
<h3>Programmatic Accreditation</h3>
Click on the links below to view accreditation for:

Aviation Maintenance Technology

Criminal Justice: Corrections

Dental Assisting

Dental Hygiene

Emergency Services and Safety Management

Physician Assistant

Registered Nursing

Respiratory Therapy

Surgical Technology

Veterinary Technology

Vocational Nursing